Jordin stands up to VMA host
Jordin Sparks arrives at MTV’s 2008 Video Music Awards.
Jordin Sparks wasn’t just going to sit there and take it. Oh, no. The American Idol winner had something to say during Sunday night’s 25th anniversary Video Music Awards on MTV.
Comedian and host of the 2008 VMAs, Russell Brand (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) was aiming joke after joke at the popular Jonas Brothers and their commitment to abstain from sex. The jokes started off when Brand suggested it was a mistake for the singers to not take advantage of their fame and the women who would be willing to take their virginity.
After a handful of running jokes, it was Jordin Sparks’ turn to present an award on stage. When she and singer John Legend stepped up to the mic, Jordin proclaimed abstinence is not a bad thing, especially for those who don’t want to be a “slut.”
A short time later, during another segment featuring the host, Brand made an attempt — in his own way — to apologize for his earlier comments. He said he hadn’t intended on offending anyone.
Jordin talked openly about her commitment to abstain from sex before marriage when she was questioned about a ring fans noticed her wearing during her run on American Idol. Her ring, said to be a gift from her father, is inscribed with the words “True Love Waits.”
“I haven’t been in love yet,” Jordin said at the time. “I’m saving myself for marriage.”
Megastars thanks to their success beginning on the Disney Channel, the Jonas Brothers have made similar comments about the rings they wear. They are open with their fans and the media about their purity and commitment to it.
September 9th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
Way to go Jordin!! I love the Jonis brothers and I think you and them are very brave to stand for what you believe. Dont listen to those fools who mock you. They are just that, FOOLS!
September 9th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
It get laughs today to ridicule those who have self-respect or any measure of decency. How refreshing and courageous to have someone of Spark’s stature take a stand against such stupidity. Brand says he didn’t intend to offend anybody? Give me a break. Such ridicule has become standard fare for comedians who don’t have sufficient talent to get laughs without attacking people of character. Yet when someone like Sparks has the courage to protest, we get lame apologies about not meaning to offend. I hope others draw courage from Sparks’ example. We need more celebrities like her.
September 9th, 2008 at 11:37 pm
It’s amasing that our culture has come to the place where abstinence is unusual and supposedly offensive. The words formerly used to identify an other than chased or celibate lifestyle are no longer used. Do to the fact we have normalised the yielding to our fleshly impulses with out restraint as do animals. Forfitting the dignity and honor once intended for a man and a women in the covenant of marriage. Much worse is setting the stage for the most empty and confused generation of all time.
September 10th, 2008 at 11:24 am
Thank you Jordin. I appreciated your demeanor on Americal Idol and now I see why. You go Girl!!!
September 19th, 2008 at 9:38 am
Kudos to Jordin! She’s a great singer and a great role model for teens everywhere!
September 21st, 2008 at 11:14 pm
It is true that the comedians make it routine to get their laughs at somebody else’s expense and that it was very brave and good of jordin to stand up and say her piece on a stage in front of a crowd.
however, I don’t think that ones sexual or non sexual practices are anyones business and don’t understand why the Jonas Brothers or Jordin Sparks speak of it so often. It is their own private decision and should remain private, just as if they had decided not to abstain, that would be nobodies business but their own.